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1930 1939 Years 30 30s Collection

The 1930s were a decade of contrasts and cultural milestones

Background image1930 1939 Years 30 30s Collection: California: US Battleships at anchor, Long Beach (photo)

California: US Battleships at anchor, Long Beach (photo)
5995752 California: US Battleships at anchor, Long Beach (photo) by American Photographer (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: US Battleships at anchor, Long Beach)

Background image1930 1939 Years 30 30s Collection: A Southern Railway poster advertising Ramsgate, 1939 (colour lithograph)

A Southern Railway poster advertising Ramsgate, 1939 (colour lithograph)
1769905 A Southern Railway poster advertising Ramsgate, 1939 (colour lithograph) by Kenneth Shoesmith (1890-1939) & Verney L

Background image1930 1939 Years 30 30s Collection: Beautiful grounds at Gunnersbury opened to the public as a new park (b / w photo)

Beautiful grounds at Gunnersbury opened to the public as a new park (b / w photo)
3637664 Beautiful grounds at Gunnersbury opened to the public as a new park (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background image1930 1939 Years 30 30s Collection: The Battle of the Somme, 1916 (print)

The Battle of the Somme, 1916 (print)
3793843 The Battle of the Somme, 1916 (print); (add.info.: The Battle of the Somme - an armoured tank surrounded by injured soldiers during World War I, 1916)

Background image1930 1939 Years 30 30s Collection: Albert Einstein and Rabindranath Tagore, Berlin, 1930 (b/w photo)

Albert Einstein and Rabindranath Tagore, Berlin, 1930 (b/w photo)
1700702 Albert Einstein and Rabindranath Tagore, Berlin, 1930 (b/w photo) by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info)

Background image1930 1939 Years 30 30s Collection: Albert Einstein and Georges Lemaitre Abbot, 1933 (b/w photo)

Albert Einstein and Georges Lemaitre Abbot, 1933 (b/w photo)
1700252 Albert Einstein and Georges Lemaitre Abbot, 1933 (b/w photo) by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: Albert Einstein (1879-1955) and Georges Lemaitre abbot

Background image1930 1939 Years 30 30s Collection: Some notable statesmen of the reign of King George V (colour litho)

Some notable statesmen of the reign of King George V (colour litho)
5996562 Some notable statesmen of the reign of King George V (colour litho) by Guthrie, James (1874-1952); Private Collection; (add.info.: Some notable statesmen of the reign of King George V)

Background image1930 1939 Years 30 30s Collection: An old tavern on the riverside at Limehouse (b / w photo)

An old tavern on the riverside at Limehouse (b / w photo)
3637491 An old tavern on the riverside at Limehouse (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: An old tavern on the riverside at Limehouse)

Background image1930 1939 Years 30 30s Collection: Tower of St Brides Church from Bride Lane, City of London (b / w photo)

Tower of St Brides Church from Bride Lane, City of London (b / w photo)
3637632 Tower of St Brides Church from Bride Lane, City of London (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tower of St Brides Church from Bride Lane)

Background image1930 1939 Years 30 30s Collection: Early morning in Covent Garden Market (b / w photo)

Early morning in Covent Garden Market (b / w photo)
3637556 Early morning in Covent Garden Market (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Early morning in Covent Garden Market)

Background image1930 1939 Years 30 30s Collection: Horse Super Cigarettes 1935 (color printing)

Horse Super Cigarettes 1935 (color printing)
398390 Horse Super Cigarettes 1935 (color printing) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); JMK Archiv, Bremen, Germany; JMK Archiv

Background image1930 1939 Years 30 30s Collection: Italy: Fondi, Castello (b / w photo)

Italy: Fondi, Castello (b / w photo)
6011687 Italy: Fondi, Castello (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fondi, Castello)

Background image1930 1939 Years 30 30s Collection: Stalls that display the products of many climes in the fruit depsartment at Covent Garden

Stalls that display the products of many climes in the fruit depsartment at Covent Garden (b / w photo)
3637557 Stalls that display the products of many climes in the fruit depsartment at Covent Garden (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Background image1930 1939 Years 30 30s Collection: Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (b / w photo)

Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (b / w photo)
3637533 Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Royal Opera House, Covent Garden)

Background image1930 1939 Years 30 30s Collection: Bus driver (b / w photo)

Bus driver (b / w photo)
3637514 Bus driver (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bus driver. Illustration for Wonderful London by St John Adcock (Fleetway, c 1930)

Background image1930 1939 Years 30 30s Collection: British royal crowns and sceptre (colour litho)

British royal crowns and sceptre (colour litho)
5996555 British royal crowns and sceptre (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: British royal crowns and sceptre)

Background image1930 1939 Years 30 30s Collection: Christmas advertisement for Haig Scotch whisky (colour litho)

Christmas advertisement for Haig Scotch whisky (colour litho)
6001973 Christmas advertisement for Haig Scotch whisky (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Christmas advertisement for Haig Scotch whisky)

Background image1930 1939 Years 30 30s Collection: Lubetkin Penguin Pool, January 1934 (b / w photo)

Lubetkin Penguin Pool, January 1934 (b / w photo)
878300 Lubetkin Penguin Pool, January 1934 (b/w photo) by Bond, Frederick William (1887-1942); Zoological Society of London; (add.info.: Keeper and penguins)

Background image1930 1939 Years 30 30s Collection: Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret (b / w photo)

Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret (b / w photo)
3103112 Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret)

Background image1930 1939 Years 30 30s Collection: Harley Street, Marylebone (b / w photo)

Harley Street, Marylebone (b / w photo)
3637535 Harley Street, Marylebone (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Harley Street, Marylebone)

Background image1930 1939 Years 30 30s Collection: Spectators watching the Boat Race from barges on the Thames (b / w photo)

Spectators watching the Boat Race from barges on the Thames (b / w photo)
3637440 Spectators watching the Boat Race from barges on the Thames (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background image1930 1939 Years 30 30s Collection: Wet winter evening and a book lover in Bloomsbury (b / w photo)

Wet winter evening and a book lover in Bloomsbury (b / w photo)
3637677 Wet winter evening and a book lover in Bloomsbury (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wet winter evening and a book lover in Bloomsbury)

Background image1930 1939 Years 30 30s Collection: Mecklenburgh Square, Bloomsbury (b / w photo)

Mecklenburgh Square, Bloomsbury (b / w photo)
3637687 Mecklenburgh Square, Bloomsbury (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mecklenburgh Square, Bloomsbury)

Background image1930 1939 Years 30 30s Collection: Warehouse in Red Lion Square, Holborn (b / w photo)

Warehouse in Red Lion Square, Holborn (b / w photo)
3637705 Warehouse in Red Lion Square, Holborn (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Warehouse in Red Lion Square, Holborn)

Background image1930 1939 Years 30 30s Collection: Chicago: Fourth Presbyterian Church (b / w photo)

Chicago: Fourth Presbyterian Church (b / w photo)
6012113 Chicago: Fourth Presbyterian Church (b/w photo) by American Photographer (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fourth Presbyterian Church)

Background image1930 1939 Years 30 30s Collection: King of France Charles X, 1930 (etching)

King of France Charles X, 1930 (etching)
8915547 King of France Charles X, 1930 (etching) by Bertrand, Noel Francois (c.1785-1852); Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Austria; (add.info.: Charles X, King of France)

Background image1930 1939 Years 30 30s Collection: Pope Leo XIII, 1930 (lithograph)

Pope Leo XIII, 1930 (lithograph)
8915564 Pope Leo XIII, 1930 (lithograph) by Kaiser, Friedrich (1815-90); Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Austria; (add.info.: Leo XIII, pope, lithograph)

Background image1930 1939 Years 30 30s Collection: Princess of both Sicilies Marie Amalie, 1930 (lithograph)

Princess of both Sicilies Marie Amalie, 1930 (lithograph)
8915558 Princess of both Sicilies Marie Amalie, 1930 (lithograph) by Hersent, Louis (1777-1860); Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Austria; (add.info.: Marie Amalie)

Background image1930 1939 Years 30 30s Collection: Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach, 1930 (etching)

Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach, 1930 (etching)
8915489 Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach, 1930 (etching) by Michalek, Ludwig (1859-1942); Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Austria; (add.info.: Ebner-Eschenbach, Marie von)

Background image1930 1939 Years 30 30s Collection: Pope Innocent XI, 1930 (engraving)

Pope Innocent XI, 1930 (engraving)
8915487 Pope Innocent XI, 1930 (engraving) by Clouwet, Albertus (1636-79); Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Austria; (add.info.: Innocent XI, pope)

Background image1930 1939 Years 30 30s Collection: Franz Grillparzer, 1930 (etching)

Franz Grillparzer, 1930 (etching)
8915479 Franz Grillparzer, 1930 (etching) by Michalek, Ludwig (1859-1942); Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Austria; (add.info.: Grillparzer, Franz, etching by Ludwig Michalek)

Background image1930 1939 Years 30 30s Collection: Pope Pius IX, 1930 (lithograph)

Pope Pius IX, 1930 (lithograph)
8915472 Pope Pius IX, 1930 (lithograph) by Marchetti, G. (fl.1893); Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Austria; (add.info.: Pius IX, pope, toned lithograph by G. MarchettI)

Background image1930 1939 Years 30 30s Collection: Karl Marx, 1930 (print)

Karl Marx, 1930 (print)
8915448 Karl Marx, 1930 (print) by Friedrich, Otto (1862-1937); Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Austria; (add.info.: Marx, Karl)

Background image1930 1939 Years 30 30s Collection: Archduke of Austria Rainer, 1930 (photograph)

Archduke of Austria Rainer, 1930 (photograph)
8915443 Archduke of Austria Rainer, 1930 (photograph) by Kobierski, Karl Ritter Von (1848-1907); Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Austria; (add.info.: Rainer, Archduke of Austria)

Background image1930 1939 Years 30 30s Collection: Wilhelm von Hartel, 1930 (pastel)

Wilhelm von Hartel, 1930 (pastel)
8915440 Wilhelm von Hartel, 1930 (pastel) by Schmid, Julius (1854-1935); Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Austria; (add.info.: Hartel, Wilhelm von)

Background image1930 1939 Years 30 30s Collection: James Buchanan, 1930 (lithograph)

James Buchanan, 1930 (lithograph)
8915431 James Buchanan, 1930 (lithograph) by Brady, Mathew (1823-96); Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Austria; (add.info.: James Buchanan, lithograph by A)

Background image1930 1939 Years 30 30s Collection: Joseph Reither, 1936 (oil painting)

Joseph Reither, 1936 (oil painting)
8915834 Joseph Reither, 1936 (oil painting) by Hochschartner, Ernst (1877-1947); Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Austria; (add.info.: Reither, Joseph, picture (half-length)

Background image1930 1939 Years 30 30s Collection: Mozart, 1930 (etching)

Mozart, 1930 (etching)
8915671 Mozart, 1930 (etching) by Michalek, Ludwig (1859-1942); Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Austria; (add.info.: Mozart)

Background image1930 1939 Years 30 30s Collection: Richard Wagner, 1930 (etching)

Richard Wagner, 1930 (etching)
8915658 Richard Wagner, 1930 (etching) by Michalek, Ludwig (1859-1942); Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Austria; (add.info.: Wagner, Richard)

Background image1930 1939 Years 30 30s Collection: King of Prussia Frederick William III, 1930 (engraving)

King of Prussia Frederick William III, 1930 (engraving)
8915651 King of Prussia Frederick William III, 1930 (engraving) by Lauer, Nikolaus (fl.1794-1802); Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Austria; (add.info.: Frederick William III)

Background image1930 1939 Years 30 30s Collection: Richard Wagner, 1930 (print)

Richard Wagner, 1930 (print)
8915649 Richard Wagner, 1930 (print) by Michalek, Ludwig (1859-1942); Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Austria; (add.info.: Wagner, Richard)

Background image1930 1939 Years 30 30s Collection: Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand II, 1930 (copper engraving)

Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand II, 1930 (copper engraving)
8915609 Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand II, 1930 (copper engraving) by Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640) (after); Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Austria; (add.info.: Ferdinand II)

Background image1930 1939 Years 30 30s Collection: Alfred von Arneth, 1930 (pastel)

Alfred von Arneth, 1930 (pastel)
8915596 Alfred von Arneth, 1930 (pastel) by Schmid, Julius (1854-1935); Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Austria; (add.info.: Arneth, Alfred von)

Background image1930 1939 Years 30 30s Collection: 'Der Hl. Ambrosius und Kaiser Theodosius' by Peter Paul Rubens, 1930

"Der Hl. Ambrosius und Kaiser Theodosius" by Peter Paul Rubens, 1930
8915594 "Der Hl. Ambrosius und Kaiser Theodosius" by Peter Paul Rubens, 1930 (drawing in black and white on toned paper) by Rubens

Background image1930 1939 Years 30 30s Collection: Holy Roman Emperor Francis II, 1930 (engraving)

Holy Roman Emperor Francis II, 1930 (engraving)
8915581 Holy Roman Emperor Francis II, 1930 (engraving) by Pisani, Giuseppe (1854-94); Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Austria; (add.info.: Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor)

Background image1930 1939 Years 30 30s Collection: Franz Joseph I Emperor of Austria &c. &c., 1930 (lithograph)

Franz Joseph I Emperor of Austria &c. &c., 1930 (lithograph)
8915384 Franz Joseph I Emperor of Austria &c. &c., 1930 (lithograph) by Prinzhofer, August (1816-85); Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna

Background image1930 1939 Years 30 30s Collection: Arthur Schopenhauer 1788-1860, 1930 (etching)

Arthur Schopenhauer 1788-1860, 1930 (etching)
8915364 Arthur Schopenhauer 1788-1860, 1930 (etching) by Egusquiza, Rogelio (1845-1915); Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Austria; (add.info.: Arthur Schopenhauer 1788-1860)

Background image1930 1939 Years 30 30s Collection: King of Serbia Alexander I, 1930 (lithograph)

King of Serbia Alexander I, 1930 (lithograph)
8915349 King of Serbia Alexander I, 1930 (lithograph) by Kaiser, Friedrich (1815-90); Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Austria; (add.info.: Alexander I, King of Serbia)



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The 1930s were a decade of contrasts and cultural milestones. From the vibrant colors of Southern Railway posters to the black and white photographs capturing historic moments, this era was filled with captivating images. In 1939, a Southern Railway poster advertised Ramsgate in all its glory. The color lithograph showcased the beauty of this coastal town, enticing travelers to explore its shores. Back in 1930, Albert Einstein and Rabindranath Tagore met in Berlin for an iconic photograph. This black and white image captured their intellectual exchange, symbolizing the fusion of science and literature. Three years later, another significant encounter took place between Albert Einstein and Georges Lemaitre Abbot. Their meeting was immortalized in a powerful black and white photo that represented collaboration across scientific disciplines. Italy's Fondi Castle stood tall in a timeless black and white photograph from this period. Its ancient walls whispered stories from centuries past, reminding us of history's enduring presence. Covent Garden boasted stalls displaying products from around the world during these years. A monochrome photo depicted bustling activity as visitors marveled at exotic fruits brought from distant lands. The Royal Opera House at Covent Garden also made its mark during this time. A classic black and white photo showcased its grandeur as it hosted unforgettable performances that transported audiences into realms of artistry. Even Christmas advertisements reflected the spirit of the times; one such example featured Haig Scotch whisky in vivid colors through lithography techniques - a festive libation for merry celebrations. On wet winter evenings, book lovers sought refuge indoors amidst Bloomsbury's charm. A nostalgic black and white photo portrayed a solitary figure engrossed in reading while raindrops painted patterns on cobblestone streets outside. Tobacco brands like Horse Super Cigarettes embraced bold hues with their colorful packaging designs back in 1935 - an era when smoking still held allure before health concerns became prevalent. A bus driver's portrait in black and white captured the essence of everyday life during this decade.